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Rob Mills, the Executive Vice President of Unscripted & Alternative Entertainment at Walt Disney Television, was honored with the 2024 CMA Founding President’s Award during rehearsals for “The 58th Annual CMA Awards” on Tuesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Mills, who joined ABC’s alternative division in 2003, oversees unscripted development and current production for ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals.
This includes managing the CMA’s television properties, such as “CMA Fest,” “CMA Country Christmas,” and the CMA Awards. The Founding President’s Award is given to someone who contributed significantly to the CMA.
In a surprise announcement, Thomas Rhett presented the Media Achievement Award to Billboard staff writer Jessica Nicholson.
Nicholson has been a full-time writer for Billboard since 2021. Before that, she was the managing editor at MusicRow and a staff writer for Country Weekly.
